Arizona 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2752 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/17/2023

                      	HB 2752 
Initials JB/BM 	Page 1 	Appropriations 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
First Regular Session 
House: TI DP 11-0-0-0 
 
HB2752: appropriation: State Route 85 
Sponsor: Representative Peña, LD 23 
Committee on Appropriations 
Overview 
Appropriates $6,500,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2024 to the Arizona Department 
of Transportation (ADOT) to design and engineer improvements on State Route 85 between mile 
post 123 and Maricopa Road.   
History 
Laws 1973, Chapter 146 established ADOT to provide for an integrated and balanced state 
transportation system with a director responsible for the department's administration (A.R.S. § 
28-331). ADOT has exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state-
owned airports and all state-owned transportation systems or modes are vested in ADOT.  
The duties of ADOT are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect 
revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions; 2) do 
multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with 
local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements 
for all transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a 
priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned airports and state public 
transportation systems; 4) investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise 
local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; and 5) 
have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them following 
applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332). 
Provisions 
1. Appropriates $6,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to ADOT to design and engineer 
improvements on State Route 85 between mile post 123 and Maricopa Road. (Sec.1) 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note